It was thoroughly shocking that she could utter something so shameless after witnessing the contrast in performance between the two individuals just now. Melody said nothing much after that. She told them that she had other matters to attend to and that her family would grow anxious if she stayed too long.
"Do you think we live in a cave? Your family disowned you long ago! What family are you talking about? Just admit that you're afraid. I'm not going to laugh at you for running away like a coward." Carmen had lost, but her arrogance remained, and she insulted Melody with every remark.
The instructor, unable to tolerate it any longer, was on the brink of reprimanding Carmen when a man's voice echoed suddenly from the doorway.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"That's stall words for someone who lost the first round. Do you take everyone here for blind idiots who can't discern who won and who lost?" Lucas had sensed something amiss since the moment Melody's dance instructor messaged him. When he cearly to pick Melody up, he chanced upon her contesting with another student.
Though initially intrigued by their performances, he becinfuriated once the challenge ended. Carmen's snide comments only fueled Lucas' irritation.
Melody's demeanor becgentler when she spotted him, and she immediately shed her defensive stance. "Why are you here? Didn't I tell you not to worry?" Everyone could sense the affection radiating between them.
When Carmen was confronted by the man whom she had a crush on, her words turned acrid and her cheeks reddened in anger too.
"I... You have no idea what kind of person she is, Mister Lucas! She's a bane! She'll bring you nothing but misery. You should cut her off for your sake and that of your family." "I don't recall requesting anyone to slander my wife." Lucas' voice turned even more icy as his anger boiled over, yet Carmen insisted on persuading him in apparent ignorance of the danger.
Carmen believed Lucas was only momentarily swayed by Melody's allure, and she felt obliged to convince him that distancing himself from Melody was the best way forward. "I'm advising you for your own good. You need to part ways with this woman if you want to maintain peace and happiness in your family. Even if you don't make any considerations for your own well-being, the least you can do is think about your grandparents! One of them is currently hospitalized, and I can't even bring myself to think about what might occur if you continue your association with her." Then, as if to drive her point home, she continued, "She's made a bad reputation for herself online, and many of us have stopped products after learning of heelignore public perception purchasing the Rivera group's involvement with you... You can't you Carmen's claims becincreasingly audacious as she spoke, yet Melody simply listened intently without saying a word. It dawned on her that many online comments had painted her in a negative light.
Every word Carmen uttered seemed to rub Lucas the wrong way. Everyone could see that except for her. His countenance remained as icy as ever, yet Carmen showed no signs of abating in her discourse. The instructor could only shake her head. A student like that would have no place in the dance studio.
Carmen lacked basic courtesy, propriety, and awareness of her own. status. She had gone so far as to speak on matters relating to the Rivera Group's business, as if solely through sales facilitated by Riveras amassed their for t that the Riveras would go bankrupt if a certain segment of society ceased to buy their products. Content
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe instructor, who had not spoken a word, had finally seen Carmen's true nature. All that was left to do was wait for Lucas' response and discern their next course of action.
"Ah, it seems you're well acquainted with taking pre-emptive measures when running a business. Shall m appoint you the president of our company then?" Lucas asked.
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Carmen fell silent for a moment before saying, "What do you mean by that? I'm only trying to be En considerate." "I'm calling you a busybody," Lucas said.
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